2018-19 AAA Handbook - members.ahsaa.org

1 2018-2019. ARKANSAS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION. 3920 Richards Road North Little Rock, AR 72117. 501-955-2500 Fax 501-955-2600 or 955-2521. Visit us at Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Building Citizenship Through Activities Participation FORWARD. The official Handbook of the Arkansas Activities Association, hereafter referred to as the AAA, is compiled and distributed to all member schools of the state. It is for the specific use of all persons connected with the administration and supervision of the various activity programs in the member schools and for general use of parents, pupils, and fans who feel a need to understand the rules and regulations of the AAA.

2 Handbooks may be downloaded from the web site or purchased upon request. It is the desire of the AAA Board of Directors that this Handbook containing the constitution and bylaws of the association and eligibility rules for the various activities be designed to clarify and interpret the numerous requirements and regulations pertaining to the administration of all interscholastic events. In the rules that follow, the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular as the context requires or permits. Where appropriate, pronouns refer to either gender.

3 If there is a question concerning any part of this Handbook , the executive director should be contacted for an explanation. If there is a question concerning the eligibility of a participant in any interscholastic activity, the executive director should be contacted in writing for an official interpretation of the rule in question. NOTE: The only official interpretations are written responses to written requests. The members of the Governing Body, the officers of the association, the executive director, and staff desire to promote educational and cultural standards of sportsmanship and effective citizenship among all participants in interscholastic activities.

4 School activities programs should provide opportunities for all students to participate and compete in a variety of sports and activities at their own level of ability and interest. Page 2 - 2018-2019 AAA Handbook SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS ADOPTED BY. THE AAA GOVERNING BODY. These proposals will be effective 2018-2020 Classification Cycle Passed during the 2017 Governing Body Meeting Proposal #4 Christmas Dead Period Adds a three-consecutive days athletic dead period during Christmas Break. Proposal #7 Tennis Season Changes tennis season to begin on Week #6 and the state event to be held on Week #15.

5 Proposal #9 Classification of Schools Establishes classifications and conferences for the 2018- 2020 Classification Cycle. These proposals are effective immediately. Proposal #1 Sanctioning To clarify the sanction rules. Allows one trip outside of contiguous states or more than 300 miles one way from the individual school, one time per team, per school year. Proposal #2 Age Rule Changes the age deadline to August 1 to align with state attendance law Proposal #3 Football Zero Week Scheduling To align scheduling opportunities for senior high and junior high.

6 Proposal #4 Allow Use of Football Dummies Year Round To allow coaches to teach safe practices all year. 2018-2019 AAA Handbook - Page 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Academic Course Defined .. 45 Five-Quarter Rule (Basketball) .. 51, 58. Activity Districts .. 14 Five-Quarter Rule (Football) ..64. Administrative Responsibilities .. 89 Football .. 22, 23, 24, 29, 32, 33, 44, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53. Administrative Staff .7 .. 54, 64-69, 86-87. All-Star Events .. 33 Foreign Students .. 37. Amendments (Also Referred to as Proposals) .. 15 21, 24, 26, 27, 29, 39, 40, 56, 58, 65, 69, 72, 74, 81.

7 25 Forms .. 86-112. Arkansas Officials Association .. 83 Golf .. 22, 47, 50, 51, 53, 69-70, 86-87. Athletic Release Form .. 32, 40, 105 Governing Body .. 10. Authority of AAA and the Board of Directors .. 10 Hardships .. 48. Authority of School Administrators .. 19 Hearings .. 25-26. 26, 27, 29, 32, 44, 68, 81 Heptathlon .. 51, 63, 86-87. Ballots .. 16, 30, 59, 61 Home School .. 9, 30, 36, 37. Baseball .. 9, 22, 33, 44, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55-57, 86-87 Jurisdiction of AAA .. 30, 31, 32, 52. Basketball .. 9, 19, 22, 23, 29, 33, 44, 46, 51, 52, 53, 57-62, 86-87 Limitations & Restrictions.

8 52. Benefit Games .. 17, 50, 64, 86, 118, 120 Loss of Class Time .. 31, 44. Board of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-13 Married Students .. 48. Boarding School .. 34, 36, 38, 42 Meet of Champs .. 70, 78, 86-87. Bona Fide Student .. 37, 38, 42, 48, 49 Membership Fees .. 9, 19. Bowling .. 23, 47, 50, 51, 53, 62-63, 86-87 Membership Requirements .. 8-9. Broadcast Rights .. 33 Minimum Participation for State Championships .. 52. Bylaws .. 19-81 NASSP .. 30, 32, 34. Calendar of Events .. 86-87 Non-athletic Competition .. 36, 48. Calendar of Numbered Weeks.

9 86-87 Non-competitive Spirit .. 48. Camps, Athletic .. 32, 33, 44, 50, 84 Non-school 32, 40, 41, 44, 46, 47. Cancellations .. 24 Nonpublic Schools .. 23, 27, 34, 38, 39, 42. Catastrophe Insurance Fund .. 17, 18, 19, 52, 79, 86-87 Number of 86. Classification of 17, 19, 27, 28, 37, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64 Officers .. 69, 70, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81 AAA .. 6, 7, 12, 13. Classification of Students .. 30, 43 Activity Districts .. 13. Coaches (Also see All-Star and Registered Volunteer) .. 20, 21, 23, 35 Conference .. 29. Coed Teams.

10 50-52 Officials (Also see Contracts) .. 24, 61, 83. Conferences .. 17, 19, 27, 28, 37, 54, 57,64, 69, 70, 71 Out of State Travel .. 30, 31.. 73, 75, 76, 77, 78 Penalties .. 26-27. 8-18 Physicals .. 48. Contracts .. 24, 61 , 64, 68, 69, 86-87. Cross 23, 47, 50, 51, 53, 63, 86-87 20, 21, 50, 52, 55, 66, 67, 71, 73, 84, 85. CSAP/CSAP JV 34-36, 38, 101-104 Protests .. 25. Custody .. 38 Purpose of AAA .. 8. Dead Weeks .. 50, 86-87 Recruitment .. 40-42. Decathlon .. 51, 63, 86-87 Registered Volunteer 20, 21. Declaration for Sports.